The muscle that connects to the back of your shoulder joint, goes across your shoulder & up into the neck is always sore & swollen. Causes stiff neck and for my neck to crack, it is very painful & visibly swollen. I have tried the regular dr, chiropractic, accupuncture, accupressure, cranial sacral therapy, massage, structural integration & nothing is helping. With each treatment it felt better for a week or two so I would start to have hopes that it was working, then it would just go back to being painful. Anyone have ANY ideas??

Okay so I’m in color guard and all the guardos out there know how much pressure it puts on your shoulders, specifically your right shoulder. Lately it’s been hurting more and more.

The pain is emanating from the space between my neck and shoulder. I don’t know what muscle that is or if I should get it checked out.

Thanks in advance.

hi there i started off with a virus then got some shoulder blade pain thought it was a bad muscle spasm but it became severe it was so bad i could not breathe i had to call a ambulance. was taken to hospital. doctor says a have pneumonia. I am on medication and strong pain killers. now i am coughing blood. i have googled symptoms for pneumonia and cant find shoulder blade pain linked with pneumonia. this worries me. has anyone else had the same??? p.s i still have shoulder blade pain not sure when to expect it to get any better??

Don’t comment on telling me to go to a doctor, I have been and still am. I want real commentary, not some rude comment. Thanks.

Anyway, I was involved in a car accident in October 08. I was at a complete stop when I was rear ended by an SUV going 50 mph and slammed into the car in front of me. I went to the hospital where I was diagnosed with a partially separated shoulder and whiplash. I then went to an orthopedic who told me I had a neck strain. He had me get an MRI (which was a wk after the wreck) and it showed no bulging disks. He later told me the facet joints coming off of my spine were unaligned. He put me on pain medication, rest w/ cervical collar, then to PT. PT released me back to him because there was too much inflammation to realign the joints. Pain was not resolved. I went back and he diagnosed me with shoulder bursitis due to the shoulder separation. He then gave me a cortisone injection directly into the shoulder joint. Pain resolved a little in my shoulder but was back after two weeks. I went back and he wanted to try an epidural cervical block, where they make injections directly to the facet joints. It provided no relief at all. He then made me have a bone scan done to check for fractures. It showed no fractures. I go back tomorrow. Anyone with any ideas, or any similar experiences? It is not Feb. almost March and I have no relief. The pain lately has seemed to get worse. I have had headaches, pain on the left side of my face, tingling & numbness in left arm, pain in left shoulder blade, pain and swelling in left side of neck, swelling on the back of my head on the left side just below the occipital lobe, loss of range and motion, difficulty swallowing sometimes. The pain has been so bad some days that it had caused me to vomit due to its intensity.

Also, he has seemed to try every method of nonsurgical treatment, should I consider surgery?

Thanks so much.
was looking for someone who may have shared the experience, or any ideas. I wasn’t looking for someone to diagnose me.

I have been having shoulder pain pretty recently that wont go away. I play baseball and the same pain in the front of my shoulder and im pretty sure its from throwing. It happened over the summer for about 2 weeks ran its course then i had to strengthen it again, now its came back and has hurt for about a week and a half and doesnt feel any better. Anyone know what it could be???

I have a pain in my left shoulder when breath and use my stomach muscles. It doesn’t seem to be going away. If you have any idea how to get rid of it or what it is, please answer. Thanks!

Sometimes it doesn’t hurt at all then other times (like when I make the climb up my 3 flights of stairs or lay on my left side) It hurts pretty bad. The pain is behind my left shoulder near my neck… I called my OBGYN this morning. They didn’t call me back until the office closed and I missed the phone call. All They said in the message tho was that if it persists to go to a walk-in or call them back in the am… I have rea olnline about Ectopic pregnancies and I know that shoulder pain is a symptom of a rupture.. Should I be worried even if they seem so calm about it? This is my first baby and just praying everything is ok. Thanks
It goes away for a while then comes back?? I get very mild stomach cramps, but those are usually associated with gas (sorry).

I’ve had the same deep tissue knot underneath my shoulder blade for a couple of months now, and also pain in my neck on the same side. My neck hurts so bad that some days I can’t turn it all the way. I’ve also got a dull ache in my forearm on the same side and some tingling.

I finally made an appointment with the doctor on Wednesday and I’m curious as to what she might say or prescribe?

I’ve been to physical therapy for a similar instance years ago, and it did NOTHING.

My mom gave me a flexiril (sp) and it just made me fall asleep. I need something that will not effect work! Motrin does not seem to do much for me, and either does the heating pad.

I guess what I’m really asking is, what has worked for you? Which med should I ask for? What kind of treatment should I ask for?

I think I slept on my shoulder wrong last night and it hurts so bad. what did I do to it, and how can i get the pain to go away?

thanks.

I’m dyyyyyingggg….
I can’t. I don’t have dental insurance.